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Re: How to prove italian roots
[Re: LuanKuci]
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[quote=Beanshooter]Hey, Ron Previte was an ex-cop and God knows what origins the name Previte is derived from. It's not surprising Mr. Previte became a rat.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
[Re: LuanKuci]
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These days, in some families (Genovese, Gambino) you still have to be 100% Italian to be made. In those weaker and smaller...on your dad's side.
You don't have to prove your roots. Your lastname is either Italian or isn't. And most guys that get involved are from the same areas\neighborhoods. That is no longer true at all and it's a myth. If they only limited it to people who are as you put it "100% Italian" nobody would be able to join in the United States or in other countries besides Italy. Granted yes you do have to have an Italian heritage/background but you do not have to be fully Italian, or have an Italian heritage on only your father's side.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
[Re: LuanKuci]
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These days, in some families (Genovese, Gambino) you still have to be 100% Italian to be made. In those weaker and smaller...on your dad's side.
You don't have to prove your roots. Your lastname is either Italian or isn't. And most guys that get involved are from the same areas\neighborhoods. In the United States those groups of people you mentioned are considered powerful by the media; but compared to ones in Italy from the island, they are weak and unorganized. But Mr. Stanfa is correct compared to where he is from, the United States and IOC here is "like Kindergarten". Either way the idea that you simply must be completely Italian, or have an Italian last name or heritage on your father's side in order to join or be "made" is a myth. At one time 100s of years ago or close to 70 years ago it was like that but it has not been that way for decades.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
[Re: carmela]
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05/05/14 11:45 AM
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It's simple. Drop your pants. If you're not circumcised, you're from the old country. LOL! A lot of people are not doing this in the United States. I have American friends who did not have it done and they're never going to have it done as it is pointless. I know a lot of Italian American men who are not cut as 3rd/4th/5th generation Italian Americans but their parents and grandparents are against it. If I had male children it would not be done because Hispanics and Latinos both in the USA and around the world do not do it. Even Jewish people in Spain and Latin America do not always do it. But the majority of men around the world are not cut and in many cultures/countries it's seen as genital mutilation.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
[Re: Don Pappo Napolitano]
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05/05/14 11:48 AM
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I think its around 50/50 now in the united states. The last holdouts are more conservative white folks and those that do it for religious reasons.
Should probably ask Mr. Kierney. I guess if you're Italian, you should be in prison. I've read the RICO Act, and I can tell you it's more appropriate... for some of those guys over in Washington than it is for me or any of my fellas here
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Re: How to prove italian roots
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05/05/14 11:51 AM
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I think its around 50/50 now in the united states. The last holdouts are more conservative white folks and those that do it for religious reasons. I feel bad for guys who do it as an adult  .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
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It's simple. Drop your pants. If you're not circumcised, you're from the old country. LOL! A lot of people are not doing this in the United States. I have American friends who did not have it done and they're never going to have it done as it is pointless. I know a lot of Italian American men who are not cut as 3rd/4th/5th generation Italian Americans but their parents and grandparents are against it.If I had male children it would not be done because Hispanics and Latinos both in the USA and around the world do not do it. Even Jewish people in Spain and Latin America do not always do it. Those are some pretty intimate conversations you and your friends have. 
La madre degli idioti e' sempre incinta.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
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It's simple. Drop your pants. If you're not circumcised, you're from the old country. LOL! A lot of people are not doing this in the United States. I have American friends who did not have it done and they're never going to have it done as it is pointless. I know a lot of Italian American men who are not cut as 3rd/4th/5th generation Italian Americans but their parents and grandparents are against it.If I had male children it would not be done because Hispanics and Latinos both in the USA and around the world do not do it. Even Jewish people in Spain and Latin America do not always do it. Those are some pretty intimate conversations you and your friends have. A lot of them are gay or bisexual men and are just, very open or we can talk about anything. Some I have known for decades so it's just like that.
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Re: How to prove italian roots
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I think its around 50/50 now in the united states. The last holdouts are more conservative white folks and those that do it for religious reasons. I feel bad for guys who do it as an adult  . Rightfully so. Lived it and it was absolutely horrible. It was a necessary evil, but I'm going to spare the details 
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Re: How to prove italian roots
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You know you're Italian when...
1) You're 5' 4", bench-press 325 pounds, and shave twice a day, but you still cry when your mother yells at you.
2) Your father owns five houses and has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a '76 Monte Carlo.
3) You share a bathroom with your five brothers and have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro or Firebird.
4) Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant, and travel agent are all blood relatives.
5) You consider a cannoli dunked in espresso a nutritious breakfast.
6) Your two best friends are your cousin and your brother-in-law's brother-in-law.
9) At least five of your cousins live on your street.
10) All five of those cousins are named after your grandfather.
11) A high-school diploma and one year of Nassau Community College have earned you the title of "Professore" among your aunts.
12) You are on a first-name basis with at least eight banquet-hall owners.
13) If someone in your family grows taller than 5' 6", it is presumed his mother had an affair.
14) There were more than 28 people in your bridal party.
15) You netted more than $50,000 on your first communion.
16) At some point in your life, you were a D.J.
17) Thirty years after immigrating, your parents still say, "Pronto," when answering the phone.
18) If you have ever been in a fight defending Sly Stallone's thespian greatness.
19) Somewhere on your parents' property there is a bathtub Madonna.
20) You build your house with three materials: brick, brick and wrought iron.
21) You have at least one sister who went to beauty school.
22) Clothes from the Chess King actually fit you.
23) It is impossible for you to talk with your hands in your pockets.
24) You have been to a funeral where talk of the deceased is, "He shoulda kept his big yap shut."
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